I. Multiple choice: Write the letter of the answer that BEST answers/completes the statement.
Each question is worth 1 point for a total of 25 points.
1. _ A wave is:
A. A traveling disturbance that carries matter.
B. A traveling disturbance that carries matter and requires a medium.
C. A traveling disturbance that carries energy from one place to another.
D. None of the above.
2. _ An example of a wave that can move without a medium is:
A. Light B. Sound C. Water ripples D. All of the above
3. _ Wavelengths:
A. Will be longer with higher frequency.
B. Are measured from the distance between two consecutive crests.
C. Is measured with the unit ‘Hz’.
D. All of the above.
4. _ The number of complete wave cycles per unit of time is called:
A. Amplitude B. Wave speed C. Frequency D. Wavelength
5. _ In a given medium, as frequency increases:
A. Wavelength increases C. Amplitude increases
B. Wavelength Decreases D. Wavelength remains constant
6. _ If a transverse wave is moving from right to left the individual particles in the medium are moving:
A. Right to left B. Up and Down C. Not moving at all D. None of the above
7. _ The speed of a sound wave depends on:
A. Wavelength B. The medium C. Depends on amplitude D. Amplitude
8._ The medium seismic waves travel through is:
A. A vacuum B. Rocks C. Air D. Water
9. _ Water waves:
A. Transport energy NOT water. C. Transport water AND energy
B. Transport Water NOT energy. D. Transport NEITHER water nor energy.
10. _ Sound waves are:
A. Transverse waves B. Longitudinal waves C. Radial waves D. Electromagnetic waves
11. _ The differences in color in visible light are caused by differences in
A. Amplitude B. Speed C. Medium D. Frequency
12. _ Light waves are
A. Transverse waves B. Longitudinal waves C. Radial waves D. Mechanical Waves
13. _ A man is standing on the shore of a beach, up to his knees in water. Every five seconds a wave breaks on him. What is the period of the wave?
A. 1/5 waves per second B. 5 Hz C. 5 seconds D. 5 meters/second
14. _ How loud a sound is depends on:
A. The wavelength of the sound C. The amplitude of the waves
B. The pitch of the sound. D. The medium
15._ A person is standing still and listening to a siren sounding alarm. The frequency of the sound is 500Hz. The person begins running toward the sound at 20m/s. The frequency of the sound the person hears will.
A. Ramina constant B. Increase C. Decrease D. Change by 20 Hz.
16._ A wave has a period of 0.25 seconds. The frequency of this wave is:
A. 25 seconds. B. .25 Hz C. 4 Hz D. 2 Hz
II. In the space provided, draw a transverse wave and label the following characteristics with the corresponding number:
17.Wavelength 18. Amplitude 19. Trough 20. Crest
III. Short answer: Answer the following questions s completely as you can on a separate sheet.
21. Why can a supernova explosion in space be seen but not heard.
22. Describe the difference between a transverse and longitudinal wave. Draw a diagram of each.
23. How does the pitch of an ambulance siren change as it approaches you? Explain.
24. Does light from a star moving away from the Earth have higher or lower frequency than a star moving toward the earth. Explain
25. Why is it that a seagull resting on the ocean surface, will NOT eventually be brought into shore.
Wave Test
I. Multiple choice: Write the letter of the answer that BEST answers/completes the statement.
Each question is worth 1 point for a total of 25 points.
1. _ A wave is:
A. A traveling disturbance that carries matter.
B. A traveling disturbance that carries matter and requires a medium.
C. A traveling disturbance that carries energy from one place to another.
D. None of the above.
2. _ An example of a wave that can move without a medium is:
A. Light B. Sound C. Water ripples D. All of the above
3. _ Wavelengths:
A. Will be longer with higher frequency.
B. Are measured from the distance between two consecutive crests.
C. Is measured with the unit ‘Hz’.
D. All of the above.
4. _ The number of complete wave cycles per unit of time is called:
A. Amplitude B. Wave speed C. Frequency D. Wavelength
5. _ In a given medium, as frequency increases:
A. Wavelength increases C. Amplitude increases
B. Wavelength Decreases D. Wavelength remains constant
6. _ If a transverse wave is moving from right to left the individual particles in the medium are moving:
A. Right to left B. Up and Down C. Not moving at all D. None of the above
7. _ The speed of a sound wave depends on:
A. Wavelength B. The medium C. Depends on amplitude D. Amplitude
8._ The medium seismic waves travel through is:
A. A vacuum B. Rocks C. Air D. Water
9. _ Water waves:
A. Transport energy NOT water. C. Transport water AND energy
B. Transport Water NOT energy. D. Transport NEITHER water nor energy.
10. _ Sound waves are:
A. Transverse waves B. Longitudinal waves C. Radial waves D. Electromagnetic waves
11. _ The differences in color in visible light are caused by differences in
A. Amplitude B. Speed C. Medium D. Frequency
12. _ Light waves are
A. Transverse waves B. Longitudinal waves C. Radial waves D. Mechanical Waves
13. _ A man is standing on the shore of a beach, up to his knees in water. Every five seconds a wave breaks on him. What is the period of the wave?
A. 1/5 waves per second B. 5 Hz C. 5 seconds D. 5 meters/second
14. _ How loud a sound is depends on:
A. The wavelength of the sound C. The amplitude of the waves
B. The pitch of the sound. D. The medium
15._ A person is standing still and listening to a siren sounding alarm. The frequency of the sound is 500Hz. The person begins running toward the sound at 20m/s. The frequency of the sound the person hears will.
A. Ramina constant B. Increase C. Decrease D. Change by 20 Hz.
16._ A wave has a period of 0.25 seconds. The frequency of this wave is:
A. 25 seconds. B. .25 Hz C. 4 Hz D. 2 Hz
II. In the space provided, draw a transverse wave and label the following characteristics with the corresponding number:
17.Wavelength 18. Amplitude 19. Trough 20. Crest
III. Short answer: Answer the following questions s completely as you can on a separate sheet.
21. Why can a supernova explosion in space be seen but not heard.
22. Describe the difference between a transverse and longitudinal wave. Draw a diagram of each.
23. How does the pitch of an ambulance siren change as it approaches you? Explain.
24. Does light from a star moving away from the Earth have higher or lower frequency than a star moving toward the earth. Explain
25. Why is it that a seagull resting on the ocean surface, will NOT eventually be brought into shore.